Penguin Books, May 2014. Trade Paperback. If you liked Unbroken or In the Garden of Beasts, you’ll enjoy this account of an innovative boat builder and a near-starving (it was the Depression) Seattle rowing team’s experience at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It combines international intrigue leading up to World War.....
Rand McNally, 1935. Hardcover.
For Dummies, September 2000. Trade Paperback. "Gives die-hard fans and newcomers to the sport the inside edge!" --Scotty Bowman, NHL's winningest coach and former coach of the Detroit Red Wings "Nothing gets by John Davidson. If the first edition didn't already make you a fan, then this edition will!" --Mark.....
Doubleday Canada, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. A nonfiction work by a novellist who has won two of Canada's biggest literary prizes, the Governor General's award and the Giller prize. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. With a voice as Canadian as winter.....
Es Propiedad, January 1949. Trade Paperback.
Penguin Books, May 2014. Trade Paperback. If you liked Unbroken or In the Garden of Beasts, you’ll enjoy this account of an innovative boat builder and a near-starving (it was the Depression) Seattle rowing team’s experience at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It combines international intrigue leading up to World War.....
Triumph Books, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 294 pages. Illustrated. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Hall of Famer Phil Esposito takes fans into his storied career that saw him skate in 10 All-Star games, play for three of the most storied franchises in professional.....
Imprint Society, 1972. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 136 pages. B/W illustrations and separate etching. Signed by the illustrator on colophon page. Limited edition, #367/1950 copies. A fine copy in a fine clear wrapper (wrapper rear flap is creased) . In fine slip case. As new.
Chronicle Books, October 2011. Hardcover. Rising from the depths of the North Pacific lies a fabled island, now submerged just 15 feet below the surface of the ocean. Rumors and warnings about Cortes Bank abound, but among big wave surfers, this legendary rock is famous for one simple (and massive).....
Current, August 2013. Hardcover. The New York Times bestseller - with a new afterword added to the paperback - from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some.....
W. W. Norton & Company, October 2016. Trade Paperback. Free solo climbing is a high-stakes sport: if you fall, you die. Expert free soloist Alex Honnold isn't afraid to push the limit; one of the most famous adventure athletes in the world, he has pioneered new routes, won awards, and.....
HarperCollins Espanol, February 2011. Hardcover. I wanted to roar out touch things i had never touched. to see if it was true. was i still here was this life still here. on this side. whatever you call it dude. wanted to touch everything like van Gogh touched and smeared everything.....
Balance Sports Publishing, March 2010. Trade Paperback.
Chronicle Books, May 2010. Hardcover. Cycling is exploding in a good way. Urbanites everywhere, from ironic hipsters to earth-conscious commuters, are taking to the bike like aquatic mammals to water. BikeSnobNYC cycling's most prolific, well-known, hilarious, and anonymous blogger brings a fresh and humorous perspective to the most important vehicle.....
Ragged Mountain Press, January 1994. Trade Paperback. In Climbing Rock and Ice, Jerry Cinnamon offers introductory, how-to-advice for beginners as well as technical information for sport climbers, seasoned veterans, and program leaders. The book includes up-to-date information on techniques, knots, equipment, belaying, leading, anchor systems, steep ice, avalanches, and climbing.....
Mariner Books, November 2005. Trade Paperback. Now in paperback and updated to include forty new entries, this "leviathan of surf literature" (Surfing magazine) is a remarkable collection of expert knowledge, spine-tingling stories, and little-known trivia. With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, The Encyclopedia of Surfing is the most comprehensive.....
Rocky Mountain Books, January 2009. Hardcover. If you're a connoisseur of the high and wild, just hearing the name Bugaboos is enough to make you feverish with wanderlust. Topher Donahue captures not just the landscape but the people and dreams that shape these otherworldly peaks. --John Flinn, Executive Travel Editor.....
Harper Perennial, April 1992. Trade Paperback.
Ballantine Books, August 2016. Hardcover. In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's.....
Chronicle Books, April 2009. Hardcover. Quit your job, pack your boards, and surf your way down the California coast.... Sound like a daydream? The California Surf Project is the fully illustrated travel diary of two surfers who took this trip of a lifetime. Chris Burkard, a talented photographer, and Eric.....
Fair Winds Press, May 2011. Trade Paperback. "Barefoot Ken Bob is The Master. Long before anyone else was even talking about barefoot running, he was perfecting the art . . . Now, after twenty years of teaching, experimenting, and "merry marathoning" (as he calls it), the first and best source.....
Heterodox, July 2011. Trade Paperback. Barefoot running is the hottest trend in athletics today, spurred by the bestselling Born to Run, and the subsequent popularity of Vibram Five Fingers toe shoes. Should you do it? And how do you start? With a focus on injury prevention for middle-of-the pack runners.....
Three Rivers Press, September 2011. Trade Paperback. How could something we have for free--our bare feet--be better for running than $150 shoes? The truth is that running in shoes is high-impact, unstable, and inflexible. Shoes promote a heel-centric ground strike, which weakens your feet, knees, and hips, and leads to.....
Rodale Books, March 2016. Trade Paperback. Athletes know that proper nutrition is important, but finding the right balance can be complicated. Fuel Your Ride is a comprehensive guide to performance nutrition for cyclists and provides all the tools you need to customize a unique nutrition plan to achieve maximum performance.....
For Dummies, July 2000. Trade Paperback. "Entertaining, very informative, and essential for parents, fans, and players." --Tony DiCicco, Head Coach, 1999 Women's Cup Champions "Two thumbs up.... This book will broaden your knowledge of the game." --Ron Newman, all-time winningest American Soccer Coach "This book will help people to understand.....